The History of Bat Conservation with Dr Bob Stebbings

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S4E43 As series four comes to a close, Steve sits down with a titan of bat conservation. Dr Robert (Bob) Stebbings is one of the original bat workers in the UK and in this episode we hear about some of the major bat conservation work undertaken by Bob over the last half century.
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Night Winged was written by Helen Ball and you can find her on twitter and Instagram.
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Chapters

1. Introduction to the episode (00:00:00)

2. First half of Bob's interview (00:01:15)

3. Night Winged poem by Helen Ball (00:22:20)

4. Second half of Bob's interview (00:24:37)

5. End of series notices (00:42:55)